bánbhuí
Irish
Alternative forms
- bán-bhuidhe, bánbhuidhe (superseded)
Etymology
From bán (“white”) + buí (“yellow”).
Noun
bánbhuí m (genitive singular bánbhuí)
- cream (yellowish white color)
Declension
Declension of bánbhuí
Fourth declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
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Adjective
bánbhuí (not comparable)
- cream (having a yellowish white color)
Declension
Declension of bánbhuí
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | bánbhuí | bhánbhuí | bánbhuí; bhánbhuí² | |
| Vocative | bhánbhuí | bánbhuí | ||
| Genitive | bánbhuí | bánbhuí | bánbhuí | |
| Dative | bánbhuí; bhánbhuí¹ | bhánbhuí | bánbhuí; bhánbhuí² | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
See also
| bán | liath | dubh |
| dearg; corcairdhearg | oráiste, flannbhuí; donn | buí; bánbhuí |
| líoma-ghlas, glas líoma | glas, uaine | dath an mhiontais |
| cian; téal | gormghlas, spéirghorm | gorm |
| corcairghorm; indeagó | maigeanta; corcra | bándearg |
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bánbhuí | bhánbhuí | mbánbhuí |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “bánbhuí”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bánbhuí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “bánbhuí” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.